Suraj Kumar Kashi was born in 1976 in Jamui, Bihar He enjoyed painting as a child and pursued BFA from Art College Patna followed by a Master’s degree from College of Art, Delhi University He worked as an art director at Ogilvy and Mather for a couple of years but soon realized that his passion lay in art He quit his job to pursue a career as an artist

Suraj was greatly impacted by his experiences of rural, semi-urban and city life The time he spent living in the villages and towns of the country, interacting with the people, played a key role in helping him develop his unique signature style Suraj Kumar Kashi’s paintings are surreal with dynamic characters morphed into the narrative The viewers are compelled to engage with the piece as their mind tries to grasp the complexity of the show unravelling on the canvas before them

Suraj works with different mediums and textures, but his current canvasses have been painted in acrylic and oil on canvas He continually pushes the boundary of his imaginations to create exceptional pieces of art

He has been a part of many solo and group shows His work is one of the most coveted in the contemporary art world, which ranks him among many senior artists in India He is currently based out of Delhi